Senior SQL Database Administrator — Hybrid/Remote

Pantherx Specialty LLC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

HSA/FSA

401K with employer matching

Life insurance

Short/Long term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

PANTHERx Rare Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, PA is hiring a Database Administrator (DBA) to maintain, optimize, and secure SQL Server environments on‑prem and in Azure. This hands‑on role supports critical database operations and partners with Analytics and Application teams.

Key responsibilities include managing backups and recovery, implementing Always On for high availability, tuning query performance, and enforcing data governance and HIPAA compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
• Minimum of five years experience as a SQL Server DBA in on‑premises and/or Azure environments.
• Strong understanding of database performance tuning and optimization.
• Proven experience with backups, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Familiarity with monitoring/tools such as Redgate, SQL Profiler, SolarWinds DPA.
• Solid understanding of security principles and access management.
• Excellent troubleshooting and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Administers and maintains SQL Server databases in on‑prem and Azure environments.
• Implements and monitors Always On Availability Groups for high availability and DR.
• Performs backups, restores, and recovery procedures.
• Optimizes database performance through indexing and query tuning.
• Supports deployments, schema changes, and data integrity with analytics and applications teams.
• Ensures compliance with HIPAA and data governance standards.

Skills

SQL Server

Azure

Performance tuning

Backup & DR

Security & HIPAA

Communication

Monitoring tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

Redgate

SQL Profiler

SolarWinds DPA

Job description

PANTHERx Rare Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, PA is hiring a Database Administrator (DBA) to maintain, optimize, and secure SQL Server environments on‑prem and in Azure. This hands‑on role supports critical database operations and partners with Analytics and Application teams.

Key responsibilities include managing backups and recovery, implementing Always On for high availability, tuning query performance, and enforcing data governance and HIPAA compliance.